Erasmus Mundus Action 2 – Strand 1- Lot 2
http://www.em-phoenix.eu
Europe- (Palestine, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon)
Intercultural Exchange For Internationalization:
Research Management, Student employability and
Academic Excellence
Mobility Scholarships for Students,
Researchers, Academic and Administrative
Staff
Erasmus Mundus is a cooperation and mobility programme in the
field of higher education that aims to enhance the quality of
European higher education and to promote dialogue and
understanding between people and cultures through cooperation
with Third-Countries.
In addition, it contributes to the development of human
resources and the international cooperation capacity of Higher
education institutions in Third Countries by increasing mobility
between the European Union and these countries.
The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
(EACEA) is responsible for the management of all three actions of
Erasmus Mundus, under the supervision of the DirectorateGeneral for Education and Culture
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EMA 2 – Strand 1 includes:
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Partnerships between European and Third –Country HEIs
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Exchange and Mobility at all level of Higher Education
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Scholarship Scheme for students, scholars, researchers and
professionals
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Targeted at specific non European countries/regions
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Organised by a partnership of up to 20 HEIs
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Financed by European Commission
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General Objectives:
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To promote European Higher Education
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To improve and enhace the career prospects of students
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To promote intercultural understanding through cooperation with third countries
Specific Objectives:
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Mutual enrichment of societies
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To promote mobility for students, researchers, academic and administrative
staff from 3rd countries
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Developing the qualifications of men and women (appropriate skills, open-minded
and internationally experienced)
Specially from vulnerable groups, selected on the basis of academic excellence.
To contribute towards the development of human resources and international
cooperation capacity of HEIs in third countries
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The PHOENIX project intends to develop a structured
mobility-based cooperation between 3 Palestinian, 2
Lebanese, 1 Syrian and 2 Jordanian HEIs on the one side
and 9 EU HEIs from the second side.
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This cooperation network aims at supporting students from
all levels (undergraduate, Master and PhD and Postdoctoral)
academic staff, researchers and administrative staff to gain
experiences, expertise and skills through interaction in an
international environment.
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The PHOENIX project supports 150 SCHOLARSHIPS divided in
2 cohorts according to the following:55 Undergraduates – 25
Masters – 20 Doctorates- 15 Post-doctorates- 35 Staff
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Mobility: EU  Middle East
Subtitle: Europe- (Palestine, Jordan, Syria and
Lebanon) International Exchange for
Internationalization: Research Management,
Student employability and Academic Excellence
 LOT 2
Associates: 5
-Mediterranean Universities Union
 Partnership:
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Palestine: 3
Jordan: 2
Syria: 1
Europe: 9
Lebanon: 2
(Italy)
-World University Service of the
Mediterraenan (Spain)
-United Nations Relief and Works
Agency (Jordan)
-Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (Palestine)
- Ministry of Higher Education
(Palestine)
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Europe
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University of Almeria (Spain)
Università degli Studi dell’Aquila (Italy)
Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium)
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
(Germany)
Université Pierre et Marie Curie (France)
Universidade do Porto (Portugal)
Universidad de Sevilla (Spain)
University of Tampere (Finland)
Wroclaw University of Technology (Poland)
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MIDDLE EAST:
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An Najah National University (Palestine)
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Arab International University (Syria)
Birzeit University (Palestine)
The Islamic University of Gaza (Palestine)
Lebanese American University (Lebanon)
Modern University for Business and Science
(Lebanon)
Petra University (Jordan)
Princess Sumaya University for Technology
(Jordan)
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 Regional
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Distribution
A balanced geographical coverage: 9 EU partners in 8 different
countries and 8 lot 2 partners in 4 different countries
TARGET GROUP 1
 Nationals of the third-countries concerned
by the geographical lot who are
registered/work in one of the third-country
HEIs that is a member of the partnership.
 National of European countries who are
registered/work in one of the European HEIs
that is member of the partnership
TARGET GROUP 2
 Nationals of the third-countries concerned by the
geographical lot, who:
Are registered/work in a higher education institution o
these countries that is not included in the partnership
(students and staff);
 Have obtained a university degree or equivalent by an
institution of these countries (students only)
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Nationals of European countries who:
Are either registered/work in a HEI (not included in the
partnership) of any European country (students and staff);
 Have obtained a university degree or equivalent by a HEI of
any European country (students only).
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TARGET GROUP 3
 Nationals of the third-countries concerned by the
geographical lot who are in particularly vulnerable
situations, for social and political reasons. For
example:
Having a refugee status or asylum beneficiaries
(international or according to the national legislation of
one of the European recipient countries) or
 It can be proved that they have been the object of
unjustified expulsion from university on racial ethnic,
religious, political, gender or sexual inclination or
 They belong to an indigenous population targeted by a
specific national policy or IDPs (Internally Displaced
Persons)
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European Students
 Must be national of one of the eligible European countries;
 Must have sufficient knowledge of the language of the courses or of one of the
languages currently spoken in the hosting countries;
 Undergraduate students must have successfully completed at least one year of
studies at first higher education level
 Must have not benefited in the past from another scholarship for the same type of
mobility under another project under the EMA2-STRAND1.
 For Target Group 1 (TGI): students need to be registered at one of the European
countries HEIs within the partnership at the time of submitting their application to
the partnership. Undergraduate students must have successfully completed at least
one year of studies in their home institution;
 For Target Group 2 (TGII): students need either to be registered in a HEI (not
included in the partnership) of any European country or to have obtained a
university degree or equivalent from a HEI of any European country;
 Must respect the specific and additional criteria applicable to each type of mobility
(undergraduate, master, doctorate, post-doctorate and Academic and
Administrative staff).
Third-country Students
 Must be a national of one of the third-countries covered by the relevant lot;
 Must have not resided nor have carried out their main activity (studies, work,
etc) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of the
eligible European countries at the time of submitting their application to the
partnership. This rule does not apply to TGIII candidates.
 Must have sufficient knowledge of the language of the courses or of one of the
languages currently spoken in the hosting countries.
 For Target Group 1 (TGI): students need to be registered at one of the third-country
HEIs within the partnership at the time of submitting their application to the
partnership. Undergraduate students must have successfully completed at least one
year of studies in their home institution;
 For Target Group 2 (TGII): students need either to be registered in a HEI (not
included in the partnership) of the third-country concerned by the lot or to have
obtained a university degree or equivalent from a HEI of these third-countries;
 For Target Group 3 (TGIII): students need to be nationals of one of the thirdcountries concerned by the lot and be part of the vulnerable target groups.
 Must respect the specific and additional criteria applicable to each type of mobility
(undergraduate, master, doctorate, post-doctorate and Academic and
Administrative staff).
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Academic and administrative staff
Must be a national of one of the eligible countries;
For Target Group 1 (TGI): Third-country staff must work in or be
associated to one of the third country HEIs participating in the
partnership. EU staff must work in or be associated to one of the
EU HEIs participating in the partnership;
For Target Group 2 (TGII): Third-country staff must work in or be
associated to a HEI (not included in the partnership) of any thirdcountry concerned by the lot. EU staff must work in or be
associated to a HEI (not included in the partnership) of any
European country.
The home and host universities and the individual staff must
agree on the programme of lectures to be delivered by the
visiting staff, on the research activities or on the type of training
to be followed.
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Undergraduate students
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Third-country undergraduate students belonging to TGI must have successfully completed at least one year of studies in their
home institution.
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European undergraduate students must have successfully completed at least one year of studies at first higher education
level.
Master students
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PhD candidates
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Must have obtained a doctorate degree
Academic and Administrative Staff:
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The applicant must have obtained a second higher education degree (e.g. Master’s degree).
Post-doctorate
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Master students must have finished their undergraduate studies (Bachelor or equivalent).
Have to serve at a higher education institution either as academic or administrative employees.
Academic/Administrative Staff: both academic and administrative staff should contact their
respective counterpart at the host university in order to accordingly draw up their
teaching/working plan.
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In addition to these criteria there may be other
defined internally by each partner institution of
the project, so applicants must make sure to ask
the contact person of the institution about the
specific eligibility criteria established either in
their home institution (if applicable) or in the
host institution(s) which they intend to apply to.
 Monthly
Scholarship
Type of Mobility
Duration
Monthly Allowance
Undergraduate
5/10
1000€
Full Master
10/22
1000€
Full Doctorate
34
1500€
Post-Doc
6
1800€
Staff
1
2500€
Undergraduate
5
1000€
Master Mobility
9
1000€
Post-Doc
6
1800€
Staff
1
2500€
Middle East  Europe
Europe  Middle East
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of Scholarships
Mobility from EU to Middle East
Europeans
TG1
TG2
TOTAL
13
0
13
Master Exchange
1
1
1
Doctorate
0
0
0
Post-doctorate
1
1
2
Staff
1
2
3
17
3
20
Undergraduate
TOTAL
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of Scholarships
Mobility from Middle East to EU
Middle
East
Undergrad
Master
Doctorate
Postdoctorate
Staff
TOTAL
Jordan
9
6
5
3
9
32
Lebanon
10
6
5
3
6
30
Palestine
12
6
5
4
9
36
Syria
11
5
5
3
8
32
TOTAL
42
23
20
13
32
130
 Number
of Scholarships
Mobility from JORDAN to EU
Type of
mobility
TG1
TG2
TG3
TOTAL
Undergraduate
7
0
2
9
Full Master
4
1
1
6
Full Doctorate
4
0
1
5
Post-doctorate
2
0
1
3
Staff
8
1
0
9
TOTAL
25
2
5
32
 Number
of Scholarships
Mobility from PALESTINE to EU
Type of
mobility
TG1
TG2
TG3
TOTAL
Undergraduate
8
0
4
12
Full Master
4
1
1
6
Full Doctorate
4
0
1
5
Post-doctorate
3
0
1
4
Staff
8
1
0
8
TOTAL
27
2
7
36
 Number
of Scholarships
Mobility from LEBANON to EU
Type of
mobility
TG1
TG2
TG3
TOTAL
Undergraduate
7
0
3
10
Full Master
4
1
1
6
Full Doctorate
4
0
1
5
Post-doctorate
2
0
1
3
Staff
5
1
0
6
TOTAL
22
2
6
30
 Number
of Scholarships
Mobility from SYRIA to EU
Type of
mobility
TG1
TG2
TG3
TOTAL
Undergraduate
7
0
4
11
Full Master
3
1
1
5
Full Doctorate
4
0
1
5
Post-doctorate
2
0
1
3
Staff
7
1
0
8
TOTAL
23
2
7
32
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Insurance Coverage (health, travel, accident)
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Direct visa costs and travel expenses for one
economy class return ticket
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Purchased directly by the Coordinating Institution
Purchased directly by the Coordinating Institution
Participation costs (if applicable)
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If applicable – at the Host Institution
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Check the website: http://www.em-phoenix.eu
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Consult the university of origin
Read the Guidelines for Applicants and the FAQs
Check the eligibility criteria
Consult the academic offer
Collect all the necessary documents
Fill in the online application form
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Send the application form until the deadline:22nd
January 2013 (CET time-zone !)
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The online application form is only available in English. However, before
starting to fill in the Application Form, the applicants must be sure of having
all the certificates and language skills required to attend the sought
programme(s) and the Institution(s).
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However, candidates have to submit all supporting documents in the official
language of instruction of the hosting university, or failing that, in English.
Candidates applying to several universities with different languages of
instruction should submit their supporting documents in English.
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All documents must be accompanied by a translation into English or the
working language at the host university. At early stages of application, noncertified translations are acceptable. Selected candidates, however, will have
to provide an official certified translation into English or the working language
at the host university of the most relevant documents (transcripts, degree,
etc.)
 Evaluation
Criteria
Undergraduate/Master
60% Academic achievement
25% Motivation
15% Language Skills
Post-Doc
35% Research production / Teaching
experience
35% Proposed research project
15% Motivation
15% Language Skills
PhD
35% Scientific achievement
35% Proposed research project
15% Motivation
15% Language Skills
Staff
35% previous experience
35% Work Plan
15% Motivation
15% Language Skills
At the Home Institution
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Visa (e-mail/fax to Consulates, information)
Preparatory Meeting
Learning Agreement: Preparation (orientation, support in
academic recognition) and work programme.
Language Support before departure(if applicable)
European HEIs: Payment of the Subsistence allowances for
the two first months of stay.
At the Host Institution
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Visa (Invitation letter, e-mail/fax to Consulates, information)
Accommodation (Halls of Residence or Private
Accommodation)
European HEIs: Payment of the Subsistence allowances for
the two first months of stay.
Follow-up (regular information and evaluation of the
mobility)
Welcome Meeting for Erasmus Mundus scholarship holders.
Buddy-system, mentor programme(if available)/Erasmus
Mundus Tutor
Mobility Follow-up – Mandatory meetings (regular/monthly)
At the Host Institution
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Language course
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Integration of the Erasmus Mundus scholarship holders in all the
welcome and social activities for foreign students (welcome
sessions, Erasmus Students Network, etc.)
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Academic support trough the contact with faculties and mailing
of progress activity reports.
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